Week 4: Finish Your Script

This week, you should:

1. Finish writing your script.
2. Practice reading through your script
• Does it make sense?
• Are there parts that are too long?  Will you be able to remember your lines?
• Where can you insert some facts from your research?
3. Begin storyboarding.  You can watch the video on storyboarding to review why this step is important to making the filming go smoother.

Praise:  Hailey, Brooklyn, and Calliope have done a great job dividing the work and maximizing their time.  Rileigh and Morgan have done some preliminary research already.  I'm proud of how well you are working together, too!  

Remember: You must record your progress on your schedule sheet and write down anything you need to bring, or need to ask me to make available for next week.  

Week 3: Script Writing and Editing

This week:

1. Continue writing your script.
2. Practice reading through your script
• Does it make sense?
• Are there parts that are too long?  Will you be able to remember your lines?
• Where can you insert some facts from your research?
3. Begin research, if you are ready.

Praise

• Lindsey/Madison/Adyson group has made an excellent start with their first draft of their script.  Way to go girls!

Week 2: Start Writing the Script

If you have not finished your outline, or established the connection between your movie and a lesson area, do that first!

Most groups did an excellent job picking a topic and making the connection to a lesson area (science, history, math, reading, language arts, or art, music, P.E.). 

Your outline should be a good guide for writing your dialog.  The outline is like the summary of the main plot and action from your movie.  Use that as your guide to dividing the movie into scenes (keep it to 2-3 scenes).

When writing your script, keep the dialog simple, but interesting.  You want to have fun, but don't want to have to remember a lot of complicated lines!

Week 1: Getting the Big Picture

Before filming your video, you need to do some planning.  It may not be as fun, but it helps ensure that you get a better video in the end.  Even the professionals have to make detailed plans. 

First, watch the Toy Story video explaining how they go through the movie planning and filming process.

Second, decide on a subject for your movie.  

Third, write an outline for 2-3 scenes in your movie.

Do NOT write dialogue this week.  You need to know get the big picture settled first.

Don't forget to track your progress on your Project Planning Sheet in your folder. Make adjustments to materials list and what you need to accomplish, if needed.